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But should be considered repressive? that may soon be the case in seattle. a school district just proposed working social justice lessons into the math curriculum. joining me now is the associate editor at reason. the seattle public school said this. "power and oppression are the ways in which individuals and groups defined mathematical knowledge so as to see western mathematics is the only legitimate expression of mathematical identity and intelligence." this definition of legitimacy is used to disenfranchise people and communities of color." what do you think? >> what you just read is very c...

What the scholars from harlem success academy are up to. fifth graders. >> she won! >> alexander? alexander, you were distracted. >> way to go. >> look at these kids. because they are working on their math skills. scholars at success academy rank in the top 1% statewide on their standardized math assessments. why don't we bring back -- she is making a molecule, joe. >> fifth grade, i still can't make a water molecule. >> you can't do that. >> it's wonderful. what are you making right here? that's oxygen? all right, man. bryce, this is impressive. so you teach them to build these models? >> our...

For college. it suggests california improve the math curriculum for fifth, sixth, and seventh graders so they can actually handle algebra in eighth grade. there are an estimated 250 wolves in france, and they like sheep. so much so that the government paid nearly $3 million last year in compensation for dead sheep. to save money, the french government is undertaking a rather strange experiment. they are trying to educate wolves not to kill sheep. the national wolf plan doesn't involve a lecture about how cute lambs are and doesn't try to convert volves to vegetarian nism. ratherather, known sh...

Making approximately $76,000, what are the community members paying for? >> the highest paid teachers are making about $76,000, which quite honestly i don't think is enough for the committed professionals that are in that school district. >> reporter: you had a 93% fail rate. >> don't think the teachers are responsible. i think the failure of the district to have a math curriculum that gives kids what they need, the failure of the district to get kids to attend school on a regular basis. >> reporter: you're one high school in town. what your hoping will happen. >> we're offering p.m. school to...

Quite honestly, i don't think is enough for the committed professionals that are in that school district. >> reporter: but they're not successful. you have a 93% fail rate. >> i don't think the teachers are responsible. i think the failure of the district to have a math curriculum that gives kids what they need, the failure of the district to get kids to attend school on a regular basis. >> reporter: you have one high school in town. what do you hope is going to happen? >> we're offering p.m. school for students who choose to come at a different time in a smaller setting. we're trying pull in ...